Chargers prepping for Vulcans

HILLSDALE — The clock keeps ticking down as Hillsdale’s season starts in six days.

By Ryan Czachorski, Sports Editor

Hillsdale.net - Hillsdale, MI

By Ryan Czachorski, Sports Editor

Posted Aug. 24, 2012 at 12:01 AM
Updated Aug 24, 2012 at 1:20 PM

By Ryan Czachorski, Sports Editor

Posted Aug. 24, 2012 at 12:01 AM
Updated Aug 24, 2012 at 1:20 PM

Hillsdale, Mich.

HILLSDALE — The clock keeps ticking down as Hillsdale’s season starts in six days.

For the Chargers, that means turning their focus from working on their base strategy to looking forward to the California (Pa.) Vulcans.

“We’ve been working a little bit on some gameplan for California yesterday and today,” said Head Coach Keith Otterbein. (There’s) some format change in practice from practicing your stuff to a scout team. Guys assume different roles. We’re in the beginning stages of figuring that out and getting the most of that situation as we possibly can.”

The Chargers held an open scrimmage at 4 p.m. Thursday with teams separated into black and white.

They’ve started going over game tapes from last year, but Otterbein said he does not know what to expect as former Head Coach John Luckhardt resigned at the beginning of the month. He was replaced by their offensive coordinator Mike Kellar.

“This guy was on the staff before, left, and came back,” Otterbein said. “He’s been around their program and he was with them last year. You anticipate no major changes, but you don’t eliminate the possibility. We’re gearing up that hopefully nothing’s changed and we can go off our tape exchange.”